Archdiocese of Chapecó
Xapecoën(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Chapecó, Brazil
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Chapecó in Santa Catarina, Brazil, established as a diocese in 1958 and elevated to a metropolitan archdiocese in November 2024. It is the metropolitan see for the dioceses of Lages, Caçador, and Joaçaba.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 14 January 1958
- Latin
- Xapecoën(sis)
- Patron
- Santo Antônio de Pádua (Saint Anthony of Padua)
- Annuario code
- 001001111
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 593,000
- Population
- 715,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 82.9%
- Priests
- 85
- Catholics per priest
- 6,976
- Extent
- 15,663 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 38
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Odelir José Magri, M.C.C.J.
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Catedral Santo Antônio de Pádua stands in Chapecó, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Chapecó
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of CaçadorCaçador
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Chapecó, Brazil, is the seat of a Roman Catholic archdiocese (Latin: Archidioecesis Xapecoënsis). Before its elevation to archdiocesan rank in 2024, the see belonged to the ecclesiastical province of Florianópolis.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.